Don't tell them you're transferring to a competitor. That gives them all the excuses to 'save' your account.
My father was canceling his cable Internet service and reconnecting with another provider. I knew about all these tricks they use to retain customers. He had tried calling before and was put on hold, transferred, then spoke to someone for a few minutes and was again put on hold. He ended up hanging up the phone in frustration.
My solution to him was provide a different reason to cancel.
Told my father a better excuse. The next call lasted less than 1 minute. No transfers, no retention reps. A CSR cancelled the service. The reason: carpal tunnel syndrome. As soon as he said he can't use the keyboard/mouse anymore they immediately cancelled no other reason needed.
The use of the nuke for the Israelis is to preserve their land to continue living on it. I would agree having nukes is a deterrent. The risks of nuclear fallout seem the greater risk.
I searched for this "Yahoo" "Japan" website since I never heard of it. I used Google naturally since Yahoo.com's results, as this article points out, are worth less than nothing.
I found the website but it is absolutely incomprehensible.The writing is in mixed font characters on my computer. It looks like the wingding font. Do I need to install additional fonts?
Yahoo engineers should get on fixing this right away. They built a large presence with such gibberish, think of the possibilities when we can -all- read it!
1. Gibberish site 2. Fix fonts and spell-check 3. ???? 4. Profit!!!
I'm an avid reader and studying for career advancement as well as looking into Grad school. I would prefer to be able to stand and read for extended periods rather than sit since I already sit down 8 hours a day at work.
**Tips/Suggestions on where to find proper monitor size for standing desks? I'm struggling with choosing an appropriate monitor and resolution to read from the computer. I can't seem to find any Ergonomic studies on-line that will help make this decision. I have a 23" monitor but I'm not sure if about 2-3 feet away I should get a 27" or just a TV (I'm aware of pixel density issues).
**Looking for Tips/Suggestion to select a Monitor to reduce eye-strain? The move to a standing desk is supposed to be for health reasons. So while on this topic, it should be important to get a monitor to reduce eye strain too. I have good/great vision but my eyes do get sore reading on the computer. Adjusting the back-light helps a bit but not much. I've seen monitors from Asus, Eizo and BenQ that advertise reducing eye strain. The BenQ one has a reading mode with significantly reduced blue light. Anyone have experience with this or can suggest a budget-friendly monitor to look for that would reduce eye strain?
> requires foundations laid down in the 5th and 6th grade of school, mostly math, but also the interest and desire to learn.
I'm good to very good at math and interested in computers. So I thought I would be a programmer. I couldn't quite figure out some concepts as easily but more importantly there were some people that could code in circles around me. Depends also on the language used, textbooks and documentation. Some people have it some don't and you most certainly can't teach that. You also can't really predict who has it and who doesn't.
I think some languages are probably more suited to strong Math skills. Others are for people that are more Systematic thinkers. And others probably demand more Artistic skills think where end goal is graphics (math there too!), web, UI.
As I've learned career choice isn't just a matter of choice but of circumstance. Assuming a Coal Miner can't code is presupposing a lot about their work duties and abilities. Heck, some might make a better CEO or Mayor than Bloomberg.
"Smart and gifted kid? Shove them to the back of the class. Oh that not so bright kid that can run and catch really good? he is a superstar!"
I can't speak of the entire job market, but there are a lot of very smart people without jobs right now. If smart kids are encouraged to be smart and pursue higher academic goals, we need an economy that can support them first and not just at the Grad school level. One major hurdle is TFA posted yesterday about Gates predicting workforce replaced by AI/Robots article. We need to plan and prepare for the future by having real discussions on the future workforce. With all the recent unemployed/underemployed Grads right now, there isn't much motivation as it is.
The start-your-own business model fails miserably when too many people are competing for finite resources.
"Teachers are scared to death of kids that are smarter than them" Not only that but we have an education system that 'forces' everyone to think the same way.
Not once did the author of TFA bother to use the LOC (Library of Congress) as a measure of data. Now I'm totally lost. I don't even know how much data a GB or a TB can store. Please use the LOC measure next time! It is less confusing.
There are all kinds of biosensors available that don't connect to the Internet. An Apple device presumably will.
There is enough concern with the amount of information being collected with an iPhone. Consumers should be cautious about providing their personal health info with Apple. I would only hope whatever information is stored on Apple servers, it is regulated like other HIPAA info. At the least, if Apple needs to be HIPAA compliant and information is breached, big fines and other penalties will/should follow.
I was looking at youtube videos of PDFs on various tablets. It looks like with book format the larger hi-res tablets (like iPad w/Retina) and some of the newer 9-10.1" Androids with similar hi-res display (2048 x 1152-ish) do a much better job of displaying the full page of text and are legible to read. I find the small screens make reading difficult and strenuous on the eyes.
I'm going to grad school soon and I'm debating buying a tablet or getting a new laptop with hi-res display. I just want to setup something where I don't have to sit down and read all day long. I'd think a laptop would make that easier or tablet with one of those stands. I'm not clumsy but I dread the idea of dropping a $500+ tablet while sitting down to read.
I also don't care about the stories in and of themselves on Slashdot. I occasionally RTFM. Most of the time I read the comments. I like the moderation and I can easily adjust up or down depending on how much I want to read about a particular subject.
The comments on this site are generally intelligent and have added greatly to my tech knowledge over the years. I'd also add I have a deeper respect for different types of people and people pursuing different careers as a result of reading their comments.
I was on another web forum and just quit outright. With no moderation the comments on that site became a waste of time to read.
I like the current Slashdot site. Please don't change it. Slashdot it perfect as is.
Canada makes polymer bills. The first polymer bill produced was the $100 CAD. Not too long after it was released, counterfeits were reported. This is a CBC story from May 2013. Too bad, for the longest time $100 and $50 paper bills weren't accepted at retail even if legal tender for fear it was counterfeit. Hopefully this doesn't happen with the new polymer bills.
This. It is even worse when said employee does this as their full-time job and it is in the government. The government has IT staff that could easily automate some of these jobs and they wouldn't be backlogged all the time.
The premise here is a bit odd. Windows is the obvious #1 platform on PC but the #2 Mac doesn't have a close second to Windows globally. Taking 2nd place here isn't very hard. There aren't even many desktop OSes capable of running modern games now. I also though Linux wasn't a "platform" since it isn't an OS, its the kernel. Anyhow, given the small number of desktop gaming OSes, it won't be hard to be #3 or #4. Unless I'm mistaken. Maybe there are a lot of gamers using DOS, OS/2, Solaris, BSD, BeOS, QNX....
There's a new (and rather expensive) Sony product: http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/m... that they're saying will be in densities up to 300 GB. From what I've read it looks like a Blu-Ray sized MiniDisc.
I'm not saying these are any better, but there is higher optical densities becoming available. They're targeting high-end video right now in the US markets. I tried to read-up more on this out of curiosity a while back but majority of info in on Sony.jp site site in Japanese. At $6,000 for the drive alone, hopefully there'll be some cheaper alternatives out there. The media prices are much less.. I see one site with a 300 GB disc for $50.
It seems Sony is partnering up with Panasonic. Hopefully something interesting happens with this.
I'd like a backup alternative to DVDs and doesn't seem to be worth the leap to go to Blu-Ray and most tape is too expensive for home use (and/or hard to find).
I used to have a lot of respect for 60. Since Rather was let go, Wallace, Bradley and Rooney passed away, the show just doesn't feel the same. There was definitely more integrity to the show 5 to 10 years ago. I'm not just talking about recent pieces that have taken criticism. The show has access to people and places few other shows have because of the history and reputation. I'm not sure how much longer that will hold up either.
I'm sorry 60 Minutes. You should really be more careful before releasing future pieces. Go back to the standards you had before or you will definitely lose a long time viewer.
I don't work in PCI compliance, but I've been reading up on it. This is, as I've understood it, a violation of PCI. Adding to parent comment, that it was taken "in-flight" is probably as much a rule breaker.... and one has to wonder how if this data was not being stored just how long it was being taken "in-flight". There's several million cards been taken from the news release. This might represent several hours worth of transactions (given the busy time of the year) so if this info was tapped for a few hours this is concerning.
On the one hand, I agree. Not having internal expansion is a real killer on a desktop especially at that price point. OTOH, it used to be that on desktops/workstations you "needed" an add-on card to add sound, video and ethernet. Many on-board chips are good enough now that you don't need an add-in.
The only people needing internal expansion on this system will likely be for discrete cards for additional processing.
Apple opened a new production facility - in the USA - just to make a Mac Pro. It leads me to believe there might be a lower end model coming so production will be at full capacity.
I'm so used to using a desktop with a 20"+ screen that every time I try to use my 14" laptop screen, I can't bear to use it. Add to that the small keyboard and track pack. By the time I'm done modifying my laptop to useable state - adding a mouse, a full keyboard, disabling the trackpad and adding a monitor... I have a desktop. I don't see the point in a laptop unless one truly needs portability.
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Don't tell them you're transferring to a competitor. That gives them all the excuses to 'save' your account.
My father was canceling his cable Internet service and reconnecting with another provider. I knew about all these tricks they use to retain customers. He had tried calling before and was put on hold, transferred, then spoke to someone for a few minutes and was again put on hold. He ended up hanging up the phone in frustration.
My solution to him was provide a different reason to cancel.
Told my father a better excuse. The next call lasted less than 1 minute. No transfers, no retention reps. A CSR cancelled the service. The reason: carpal tunnel syndrome. As soon as he said he can't use the keyboard/mouse anymore they immediately cancelled no other reason needed.
Hope this helps others! :)
This would also make deletion of content on the web more difficult.
I know I was hoping to get -whoosh- someone ;)
The use of the nuke for the Israelis is to preserve their land to continue living on it. I would agree having nukes is a deterrent. The risks of nuclear fallout seem the greater risk.
I searched for this "Yahoo" "Japan" website since I never heard of it. I used Google naturally since Yahoo.com's results, as this article points out, are worth less than nothing.
I found the website but it is absolutely incomprehensible.The writing is in mixed font characters on my computer. It looks like the wingding font. Do I need to install additional fonts?
Yahoo engineers should get on fixing this right away. They built a large presence with such gibberish, think of the possibilities when we can -all- read it!
1. Gibberish site
2. Fix fonts and spell-check
3. ????
4. Profit!!!
I'm an avid reader and studying for career advancement as well as looking into Grad school. I would prefer to be able to stand and read for extended periods rather than sit since I already sit down 8 hours a day at work.
**Tips/Suggestions on where to find proper monitor size for standing desks?
I'm struggling with choosing an appropriate monitor and resolution to read from the computer. I can't seem to find any Ergonomic studies on-line that will help make this decision. I have a 23" monitor but I'm not sure if about 2-3 feet away I should get a 27" or just a TV (I'm aware of pixel density issues).
**Looking for Tips/Suggestion to select a Monitor to reduce eye-strain?
The move to a standing desk is supposed to be for health reasons. So while on this topic, it should be important to get a monitor to reduce eye strain too. I have good/great vision but my eyes do get sore reading on the computer. Adjusting the back-light helps a bit but not much. I've seen monitors from Asus, Eizo and BenQ that advertise reducing eye strain. The BenQ one has a reading mode with significantly reduced blue light. Anyone have experience with this or can suggest a budget-friendly monitor to look for that would reduce eye strain?
> requires foundations laid down in the 5th and 6th grade of school, mostly math, but also the interest and desire to learn.
I'm good to very good at math and interested in computers. So I thought I would be a programmer. I couldn't quite figure out some concepts as easily but more importantly there were some people that could code in circles around me. Depends also on the language used, textbooks and documentation. Some people have it some don't and you most certainly can't teach that. You also can't really predict who has it and who doesn't.
I think some languages are probably more suited to strong Math skills. Others are for people that are more Systematic thinkers. And others probably demand more Artistic skills think where end goal is graphics (math there too!), web, UI.
As I've learned career choice isn't just a matter of choice but of circumstance. Assuming a Coal Miner can't code is presupposing a lot about their work duties and abilities. Heck, some might make a better CEO or Mayor than Bloomberg.
"Smart and gifted kid? Shove them to the back of the class. Oh that not so bright kid that can run and catch really good? he is a superstar!"
I can't speak of the entire job market, but there are a lot of very smart people without jobs right now. If smart kids are encouraged to be smart and pursue higher academic goals, we need an economy that can support them first and not just at the Grad school level. One major hurdle is TFA posted yesterday about Gates predicting workforce replaced by AI/Robots article. We need to plan and prepare for the future by having real discussions on the future workforce. With all the recent unemployed/underemployed Grads right now, there isn't much motivation as it is.
The start-your-own business model fails miserably when too many people are competing for finite resources.
"Teachers are scared to death of kids that are smarter than them"
Not only that but we have an education system that 'forces' everyone to think the same way.
Not once did the author of TFA bother to use the LOC (Library of Congress) as a measure of data. Now I'm totally lost. I don't even know how much data a GB or a TB can store. Please use the LOC measure next time! It is less confusing.
There are all kinds of biosensors available that don't connect to the Internet. An Apple device presumably will.
There is enough concern with the amount of information being collected with an iPhone. Consumers should be cautious about providing their personal health info with Apple. I would only hope whatever information is stored on Apple servers, it is regulated like other HIPAA info. At the least, if Apple needs to be HIPAA compliant and information is breached, big fines and other penalties will/should follow.
Thank you for the helpful comment.
I was looking at youtube videos of PDFs on various tablets. It looks like with book format the larger hi-res tablets (like iPad w/Retina) and some of the newer 9-10.1" Androids with similar hi-res display (2048 x 1152-ish) do a much better job of displaying the full page of text and are legible to read. I find the small screens make reading difficult and strenuous on the eyes.
I'm going to grad school soon and I'm debating buying a tablet or getting a new laptop with hi-res display. I just want to setup something where I don't have to sit down and read all day long. I'd think a laptop would make that easier or tablet with one of those stands. I'm not clumsy but I dread the idea of dropping a $500+ tablet while sitting down to read.
brxndxn's got 99 problems and research is #1!
I also don't care about the stories in and of themselves on Slashdot. I occasionally RTFM. Most of the time I read the comments. I like the moderation and I can easily adjust up or down depending on how much I want to read about a particular subject.
The comments on this site are generally intelligent and have added greatly to my tech knowledge over the years. I'd also add I have a deeper respect for different types of people and people pursuing different careers as a result of reading their comments.
I was on another web forum and just quit outright. With no moderation the comments on that site became a waste of time to read.
I like the current Slashdot site. Please don't change it. Slashdot it perfect as is.
Putting this in a Faraday cage is sure to generate a report "Employee is well shielded from management and employees. Recommend promotion to CEO."
Canada makes polymer bills. The first polymer bill produced was the $100 CAD. Not too long after it was released, counterfeits were reported. This is a CBC story from May 2013. Too bad, for the longest time $100 and $50 paper bills weren't accepted at retail even if legal tender for fear it was counterfeit. Hopefully this doesn't happen with the new polymer bills.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com...
This. It is even worse when said employee does this as their full-time job and it is in the government. The government has IT staff that could easily automate some of these jobs and they wouldn't be backlogged all the time.
The premise here is a bit odd. Windows is the obvious #1 platform on PC but the #2 Mac doesn't have a close second to Windows globally. Taking 2nd place here isn't very hard. There aren't even many desktop OSes capable of running modern games now. I also though Linux wasn't a "platform" since it isn't an OS, its the kernel. Anyhow, given the small number of desktop gaming OSes, it won't be hard to be #3 or #4. Unless I'm mistaken. Maybe there are a lot of gamers using DOS, OS/2, Solaris, BSD, BeOS, QNX ....
There's a new (and rather expensive) Sony product: http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/m... that they're saying will be in densities up to 300 GB. From what I've read it looks like a Blu-Ray sized MiniDisc.
I'm not saying these are any better, but there is higher optical densities becoming available. They're targeting high-end video right now in the US markets. I tried to read-up more on this out of curiosity a while back but majority of info in on Sony.jp site site in Japanese. At $6,000 for the drive alone, hopefully there'll be some cheaper alternatives out there. The media prices are much less .. I see one site with a 300 GB disc for $50.
It seems Sony is partnering up with Panasonic. Hopefully something interesting happens with this.
I'd like a backup alternative to DVDs and doesn't seem to be worth the leap to go to Blu-Ray and most tape is too expensive for home use (and/or hard to find).
I'm having the same problem. I'm looking for a cell-phone with rotary dial.
"She's the master of special pleading." ..... Very true indeed.
This is a video of her in the 80s or 90s about her owning a gun ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8bLKagYBuI
I used to have a lot of respect for 60. Since Rather was let go, Wallace, Bradley and Rooney passed away, the show just doesn't feel the same. There was definitely more integrity to the show 5 to 10 years ago. I'm not just talking about recent pieces that have taken criticism. The show has access to people and places few other shows have because of the history and reputation. I'm not sure how much longer that will hold up either.
I'm sorry 60 Minutes. You should really be more careful before releasing future pieces. Go back to the standards you had before or you will definitely lose a long time viewer.
I don't work in PCI compliance, but I've been reading up on it. This is, as I've understood it, a violation of PCI. Adding to parent comment, that it was taken "in-flight" is probably as much a rule breaker .... and one has to wonder how if this data was not being stored just how long it was being taken "in-flight". There's several million cards been taken from the news release. This might represent several hours worth of transactions (given the busy time of the year) so if this info was tapped for a few hours this is concerning.
On the one hand, I agree. Not having internal expansion is a real killer on a desktop especially at that price point. OTOH, it used to be that on desktops/workstations you "needed" an add-on card to add sound, video and ethernet. Many on-board chips are good enough now that you don't need an add-in.
The only people needing internal expansion on this system will likely be for discrete cards for additional processing.
Apple opened a new production facility - in the USA - just to make a Mac Pro. It leads me to believe there might be a lower end model coming so production will be at full capacity.
"...1024x768 12.1-inch screen "
I'm so used to using a desktop with a 20"+ screen that every time I try to use my 14" laptop screen, I can't bear to use it. Add to that the small keyboard and track pack. By the time I'm done modifying my laptop to useable state - adding a mouse, a full keyboard, disabling the trackpad and adding a monitor ... I have a desktop. I don't see the point in a laptop unless one truly needs portability.